Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-04

from obtaining leaves OF absence
that will enable them to go home
and vote at the coming election.
Applications for permission to be
absent for any specified time are
usually acted upon promptly, but
of late several instances have come
to light where employees of a differ
ent persuasion politically from the
administration are deferred from
leaving Washington. The leaves
are not refused pOint-blank, but
the requests for the same are al
lowed to rest without any consider
alton being given them, the lnten'
ton being evidently to hold them
until it is too late for the applicant
to get away IN time TO vote. Should
the clerk attempt to go home
without obtaining the leave of alb
sence, he would doubtless be
promptly discharged. So far as
can be learned, this discrimination
applies only to Republicans. Every
possible encouragement is given
Democrats 10 90 home for the cleo.
ton. At the navy yard here, for
insta nee, where most of the EN-
ployes are adherents of Senator
German, having been appointed
since the present administration
came into power, at the dictation
of the Maryland boss, everybody
was paid off the day before the re-
cent municipal election IN Balti-
more. 1t was understood that
those who so desired could go home
to vote. Then again. though 1t is
known to the President, as well as
other high officials OF the admins.
tration, that CLERKS are joining pO-
litical associations for the purpose
of aiding the prosecution of the
Democratic campaign throughout
the country, the fact is winked at
as of no Importance or significance,
even in view of the civil-servlce-
reform pretentiOns OF the admins
trqtion.
The Republican party has al
ways favored cheap postal sys-
TEN. To Republicans alone we are
indebted for the present rates.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
is entitled to more credit than any
other man, for this great blessing
He now proposes to reduce letter
postage to one cent, and will press
this winter his measure with the
hope of success. If Congress had
more such practical men, there
would be far less ground for COM
plant.
| had a talk yesterday with Sen
atOr CHllum, of Illinois, who is
really the father of the Interstate
Commerce Bill. He says the Com
is giving a rather rigid
to the law, but on the
whole he believes it is working
well, and with some notifications
which he will propose in the early
part of the session, with confident
expectation OF approval, he thinks
the law will become popular and
will be thoroughly endorsed by the
people. BY the way, some of the
Senator's friends say there is a
Presidential bee buzzing around |
his ear. The Republican party is /
blessed with an abundance of good /
Presidential material, and Gov. |
Cullom is among the number who |
sit in the from. row.
There will be a complete re or
ganizatiOn Of Senate Com mlttees |
his winter, and possibly change |
IN the subordinate official list.
Secretary McCOOk does not give
the best satisfaction, and Sergeant
at arms Kennedy has an admirable
faculty OF alternating friends. There
will be some loud talk about these
TWO gentlemen at the first caucus
meeting of the Republican Sena-
iOrs.
From a mass of information that
have gathered from the records
n the Bureau of Statistics, ] sum
narize for this letter the following
interesting items, which possess
'pecial value at this time, as each
If the subjects touched upon are
questions of great public discussion
md will be prominent at this WIN
er's session.
The United States has 10l, GSl
men, and G,G05 vessels engaged in
he fishing industry. The annual
lsh catch of the world, so far as
calculated by civilized governments,
mounts to 1,5OO,OOO tons. This
" careful calculation, | compute
o be equal to 10000 car loads,
which would make a tram $40 miles
ong.
The annual consumption of beer
n this country amounts to Co.,
'65,3l7 gallons, at a cost to the
customer of S3O4,S 52,4 3S. That of
distilled spirits to 74,G73,42O gal
ons, at cost of $685., 5000
The use of distilled spirits is grad
Ilaly decreasing while that of beer
s increasing.